OK got it working so thought I would post what I did so others can benefit.Go to http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collabor ... orking/alxUnder Code subheading download the tarball.To make it simple for those not in the know like me.Extract the tarball to your desktopOpen terminal and type cd ~/Desktop/compat-wireless-2012-05-10-pThen type ./scripts/driver-select alxThen type makeThen type sudo make installThen type sudo modprobe alx or restart computer.Hope this helps others.

For others to find this also: I am just installing Linux Mint 14 Nadia on a new Dell Inspiron 13z. Everything (wireless, touchpad, webcam, sound, ...) worked out of the box (once I fiddled a bit to get the usual "vintage" bios back) -- except the ethernet. So I checked my card with